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Pirelli Named Best Innovator 2004

Pirelli Tyres has been awarded “Best Innovator 2004″ prize, during Italy’s first national innovation day. The aweard, organised by A T Kearney in partnership with Confindustria, is awarded to companies that demonstrate the ability to create value through innovation.

According to the company, Pirelli won the award due to its “excellence in integrating different dimensions of innovation.” Pirelli sees the prize as another way of recognising the company’s technologies – particularly tis Modular Integrated Robotized System or MIRS and its Continuous Compound Mixing system.

“Innovation is a core element of Pirelli culture; the group aims at excellence both in processes and products, not being satisfied by current standards,” Mr Francesco Gori, managing director of Pirelli Tyres Sector commented. “Innovation allows us to create value for customers and companies, which must foster and stimulate creativity and speed not only in research and development activities.”

Pirelli says that its innovation, as a company, has led to products such as the Eufori@, the first Pirelli run-flat tyre which can run at zero-pressure and today equips the Mini and new 1 and 3 BMW Series.

24th November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Win tickets to Max Power London

Max Power London is back, offering a weekend of modified motors, stunt driving action and in-car-entertainment. On the 27th and 28th November thousands of car enthusiasts will be making their way to the Dockland’s ExCeL Centre to catch a glimpse of the six best modified motors in the world that will be on display at this year’s show.

Models including Victoria Sivlstedt, Lucy Pinder, Michelle Marsh and Kerri Parker will also be there to meet fans and autograph pictures.

Max Power London will be open from 9.00am – 06.30pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Tyres & Accessories has five pairs of tickets to give away. If you fancy winning a pair of free tickets along with a copy of the show DVD then answer this question…

What is the maximum speed category, in mph/kmh, of a V rated tyre?

Email your answers to info@77.237.250.82. Mark MAX POWER clearly in the subject header of your emails, and include your full contact details. The competition deadline is the 15th November.

8th November 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Win tickets to Max Power London

Max Power London is back, offering a weekend of modified motors, stunt driving action and in-car-entertainment. On the 27th and 28th November thousands of car enthusiasts will be making their way to the Dockland’s ExCeL Centre to catch a glimpse of the six best modified motors in the world that will be on display at this year’s show.

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29th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Pilot Power Triumphs

Triumph Motorcycles has chosen the Michelin Pilot Power as the sole OE fitment for its 2005 Speed Triple.

The tyre was chosen as the best option for the 1050cc machine following extensive tests. It is described as combining “aggressive streetfighter looks” with “high quality chassis components.”

22nd October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Redmer to Distribute SmarTire

SmarTire Systems Inc has announced that Redmer Industries has become a distributor of SmarTire’s tyre pressure monitoring system.

20th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Vredestein Presents All-Round Winter Performance

Vredestein has released a new ultra high performance tyre, the Wintrac Xtreme. Launched at a glitzy ceremony in a setting surrounded by mountainous Swiss scenery, the Dutch tyre manufacturer is clearly looking to make a statement with its newest product.

The Wintrac Xtreme is the first winter tyre Vredestein has produced in collaboration with design partners Giugaro. The company describes its aggressively firm lines and W-shaped tread as “powerful” selling point. The tyre features rim protection and will be available in sizes 205/55 R16 94 – 265/35 R18 97. It is, perhaps, a coincidence that the new product features a W shaped tread and has either a V or W speed rating, depending on size.

Vedestein’s UK managing director, Bert Stellinga, sees the new products as a kind of ultra high performance all-round winter tyre and, although it is capable of dealing with snow and ice, is keen to highlight the broad range of benefits associated with its product. “In wet conditions of up to 20’C, this one is just better.” According to the Mr Stellinga, if you want to drive your vehicle to full capacity at any time of the year than this is the one, adding “we should really call it an all-season tyre.”

4th October 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Open PCR Tyre Plant in China

On 24 September 2004 Bridgestone Corporation officially opened a Chinese tyre plant.

28th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Vredestein No.1 in Tyre Tests

Auto Express has completed its longest and largest ever test, confirming Vredestein as the number one, for the third year in a row.

The assessment put 16 different brands of tyres to the test, and nine different aspects of tyre performance were measured, including wet and dry braking characteristics, rolling resistance, cornering ability and resistance to aquaplaning.

The well-known motoring magazine described Vredestein’s Sportrac 2 as a “superb wet weather all rounder”. The tests confirmed that from a speed of 62 mph a car on Vredestein tyres stops quicker than any other and that on a wet road the Sportrac 2 beats the poorest performer by four car lengths.

“We are extremely proud that Vredestein tyres have again been shown to be the best quality tyre on the UK market,” commented Vredestein UK’s MD, Bert Stellinga. “It’s great to see the result of all the work that our engineers, our product development people and our partners Giugiaro Design have done in developing the Vredestein range of tyres.”

The magazine did not hide its surprise that the tyre, which performed so well in wet conditions could also perform well in the dry, writing: “It was a shock to see wet weather ace Vredestein at the top again.”

10th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Group Tyre Team Win Michelin F1 Pitstop Challenge

A team made up of tyre fitters from Elite Garages of Horsham and Broadway Tyres of High Wycombe demonstrated their high speed skills by winning Michelin F1 Pitstop Challenge at the Goodwood Festival of Speed.

6th September 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Bridgestone Firestone Distributes Touring Tyre

The new Lemans Champion PLE, an associate brand touring tyre, manufactured by Bridgestone Firestone North American, is now stocked at a selection of Firestone Tire & Service Centers and ExpertTire locations.

The T-speed rated tyre is available in 17 sizes, 70 – 55 Series, 13 – 16 inch. It features an ultra-wide tread for wet handling and comes with an 80,000-mile limited tread wear warranty.

It is available in a “serrated band” black sidewall option, with two sizes available in white stripe sidewalls. The tyre also features a UTQG rating of 640 for tread wear, an “A” for traction and “B” for temperature.

27th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Buell and Pirelli Hit the Streets

Buell, a Harley-Davidson subsidiary, has selected Pirelli as its exclusive tyre supplier for its new Lightning CityX XB9SX. The company, which specialises in the production of sport motorcycles, has called the new model an “urban street fighter.”

4th August 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

New Michelin Pilot Activ

Michelin has launched the new Pilot Activ as a replacement to part of its existing Macadam 50 range of motorcycle tyres.

According to Michelin the new belted crossply tyre with sports-orientated tread pattern, “offers improved manoeuvrability, better dry and wet grip, higher mileage, and improved rider comfort,” compared with the Macadam 50.

The new tyre’s tread pattern features an optimised void ratio which puts four per cent more rubber on the road compared with a Macadam 50 of the same size. Which in turn improves grip, tyre life and contributes to better stability.

To achieve the improvements Michelin revised the recently developed casing construction to improve grip in all weather conditions.

The tyre is available in seven front sizes and six rears and in H and V speed ratings.

28th June 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

NTDA chairman backs Green Tyre Dealer Scheme

The Green Tyre Dealer Scheme launched recently by the Retread Manufacturers’ Association to promote the safety, performance and environmental benefits of retreaded tyres has been endorsed by the Chairman of the National Tyre Distributors Association. Martin Rowlands, Director of the Kinross-based retailer Tyrefair Ltd, was one of the first dealers to join the Green Tyre Dealer Scheme. He is also the current Chairman of the National Tyre Distributors Association, the national body representing independent tyre dealers within the UK. Rowlands said: “I wholeheartedly support the active promotion of retreaded tyres and applaud the RMA for their initiative in developing the Green Tyre Dealer Scheme. Retreads are environmentally friendly, their appearance is good, they have the same speed rating as new tyres and they are excellent value for money”.

12th May 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Electric Car Speed Record Attempt

On 9th June, the Primetime Engineering team will make an attempt on the 245 mph World Electric Land Speed record in their „ABBe=motion“ car on the Chott-el-Jerid salt flats in southern Tunisia. According to a computer simulation, the car should be capable of 304 mph and it has already achieved 146 mph in 1,000 yards (the longest distance available to the team in the UK). „ABB e=motion“ is powered by 58 Exide Technologies/CMP Orbital Series 800 batteries, delivering more than 600 volts and 2300 amps. The car runs on 25“ tall Goodyear Landspeed tyres and the final drive to these is via a bespoke belt and pulley system.

5th May 2004/by Tyrepress Editors

Team Bosses Agree F1 Changes

The proposed radical rule changes for Formula One (this site 23.04.2004) have been agreed by team bosses at a meeting in Monaco, where FIA President Max Mosley outlined the proposals, designed to make racing cheaper and more exciting. The meeting agreed that there should be one tyre supplier only and Mosley said that having a control tyre would be safer and less expensive – if everybody had the same, levels of grip and thus cornering speed could be controlled. It was possible, he added, that, with one supplier only, slick tyres could make a come-back in place of the current grooved tyres.

5th May 2004/by Tyrepress Editors